Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-19

Owing T. tn passing u - e3ouds wn1c
constantly ohacured The dtful IN
uncertain light Of the hand lamps carried b
: the oowd. the tandahbe daiO At each pafz1
4 Of u b. In sbe FROST end ny own squalt
u praiaworthy dairs b b IN tn hockEroan
"a II cannot 60 v~y accurately fnso tn d
'e tails oe thin nibuna a tie people. but vi
coane - cIo1 b Tie f.c4s - tbe exdtsmen
u and surrounding circumstances VII pamii
In tbs fns place tbs hitherto 6r5eurn mol
. 0ddeniy broke into IN angTy - q oath
. ward aud forward. and hae and thGs u
. report Of . pastnl. slowing that tAsrs vas I
iiv1ded court sven in t6s temple at Judg
Lypch. One group, bovevsr. had thrown I
r rute over tho top Of . young apting, an
o while brawny arms adjustsd . knot @ it and
J. beut it towards ths earth. other br1vny arm
= and violent hands vere dragging Bill On hn
knses towards shs nooAs. vainly s0ugEfna
and logging for mercy.
+ SEQ here boys. suddenly MD tie kader,
. Who was either presiding judge or prosecutor
? pro tenn, ss he blew . fake Of snow OF tn
barrel Of his ri3a. aren't We . going . hibe
. to fast. There are two = Of dong .
thIne-and Ne needn't initiate him in that
parukler Has Bill confesedg II b haint
wharls the edenu6cztionF "WhatF' shouted
one who Vas tugging At the imprompfu gal
lows do you suppose that 1 an going to
hold thi. tree down all EighrF
why, Tom se him kill Berry and tbe con-
ductorI- shouted . dozen voices in unfSDn-
~And here's Matt and Nate seed him shoot
beDutcbman Why. Long Jim, IS ths
matter With your cried still another.
Oh. yes. there was plenty OF proof! How
prompt and swift were the witnesses and how
full and responsive their memories Od
friends and new ones, companions and enc
mics, stood up and poured out their kno"i-
edge against the hunted and craven creature,
and unfoId4d his character q idlsr. hummer.
drurkard. wife beaser. thief and homicide! 1t
was true there was no Mallory Jock to bully
and hector them in . % called cross
uon; nur Judge Wigglewaggle to fro~n
upon the stupid aud smile upon The hnpudene
and told, and no sympathetic fringe Of peo-
pie who love to help tbs under dog. But
probably the one circumstance which told
most strongly against him in the leaders
mind was the cruuching attitude and the
hcsrtreiding appeals for mercy.
This satisfied even Long jim Of the truth
Of the charges, and he rested his rife upon the
, ground, and. with q gesture, invited the exc |
cutioters to perform the peoples idea Of jus
nce, which they did with = frenz1ed shout Of
joy.
But this wa . night Of Rrprisea Amid
the yelling. struggling and swearing there
arose the cry Of Sheriff Sheriff and the |
crowd opened and for . few minutes paused, |
listened and looked eagerly toward the pike
Sure enough, the Gathering sound Of . gallop- !
ing horse could be distinctly beard coming
near and nearer, and in another moment .
white horse bearing the county officer clashes
rerkleS.y through tbs crowd, which opens to
let him in and then closes behind him
Make way. bold on, stsnd back cried the
bury rider. waving his revolver and alight-
Ing cioe to the prisoner, whom he wrenched
from the grasp of the fellows holding the sap
ling down I'll shoot The fnR man that
moves This Is my man In The n.me Of the
commonwealth ! arrst-
he did not finish the sentence. for suddenly
there passed above his head . formidable piece
Of wood, and then the sheriff. bis sloucbed
bat and pocket gun were knocked IN three
different directions, and the big. stalwart
officer feIl With such forcs upon the ground I
that it was several seconds before BE- turned
over. rue Upon bis kEe-s. and rubbed bis
bend and shoulder and looked around in .
confused way for the supposed thunderbolt
which had struck him
"Georgey. my boy" said one Of the laugh
ing bystanders as the dazed sheriff brushed
the dirt from his face aud felt On the ground
for his revolver, don't You know it is . CON-
tempt of court to interrupt it with your circus
business Be mum, now, dye bear-and shee
your eyes aud ears, or you'll get worse nor
that"
The sheriff took the hint. for be crawled
aside to tue stump Of q tree, and crouchinR
behind 1t. watched slyly the sinister proceed
ings
But another man had been watching the
unexpected interruption aud saw in it the
one golden opportunity Of bis life. and this
the prisoner. The man that held him s
bad been Knocked down by the reckless rider, I
and the horse was standing tossing its head {
within two feet Of him Bill saw bis chance, I
aud in a flash mounted tue horse, croucbed I
almost fiat on the name, and struck boldly out
for liberty. {
As he plunged beneath the branches, and
past the trees. a running fire of pistol I
shots followed him, scattering the bark and
but missing the fugitive in the OBJ
who kicked, tugged. and dashed the s
horse into wild leaps and plunge 7
To me this was better than the deus ex ma '
'hina Of the ancient play, that Bill should e- t
by his own efforts. l wished him sue +
eSs for obvious reasons. What were the
OF Coke, the explanations of Kent, q
nd the judgments Of Marsball-what were o
aw colleges with their professors, moot u
ourts and libraries-and what even were +
ourtS Of justice. With its jurie and talking o
awyers-if this were to be the tribunal of v
be future! The music of the future had dis b
ordS enough which arose from other causes Il
han the SharR and fats arranged in lines by Ii
' aGner; but what would become of one's d.
erves If Justice Lynch were the justice of 7
be future, So the flying Bill had at least Ii
ne. nay, counting the sheriff, two well wish b
rs n
But it 50 happened that Just as the fugitive d
cached the open road, and rose up in bis sad t.
lie to see if the coast were clear. the clouds 10
hich had yelled the moon suddenly faded II
to mist, and the light shone fun on, and "
nted with silver the black hair and head Of p
Re culprit, and there came from the forest
e loud. sharp crash of a rifle, which cut
the air with an ominous whiz! G
One could see the horse turn and suddenly al
op, the rider throw up his arms in wild de- Sc
air or pain, and then fall backward to the ov
'uund with a thud that shook the earth and in
ade even the followers Of Judge Lynch tr
emble. There was IN instantaneous rush th
the mob to where the body was lying in tn
e road, and it was picked up and laid upon ha
e sidewalk for inspection. The inquest ~.s N
ort, as the ftful light Of the lanterns showed M
at a hole had been made in bis bead wide vi
ough to let out Bills wretcbed life. and the ci,
II closed eyes looked colder NC crueler re
an ever. gy
Dead and no mistake, chi" was the eager re;
luiry. as each constituent Of Judge Lyncb's
lrt examined and assured himelf that the
opleis mandate had been perfectly executed. de
And then they dispersed as swiftly and as phi
as a flock of birds at the sound Of fol
shot. TbeJ disappeared as If BY vi
.Sic. and left onlv the sheriff. his hcrs, Or
tng Jim and a couple Of b~ystanderx The az
which followed was amusing a. well gl
instructive. fo1
Sheriff ttill rubbing bis head and sizing du
: bump On the back OF it with bis fnsars|- an
=, sneak AWAY like q lot OF thieves! Gu
ow yor. See il I don't fill the county jai! fu
tn a hatch OF you devils before long. This tw
murder in the first degree, and my evil